Fabaceae
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Gliricidia sepium
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Gliricidia
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Common names
By language (18)
- Bangla
- শারঙ্গ
- bik
- Madre de kakaw
- Chinese
- 南洋櫻, 格力豆, 毒鼠豆
- English
- Quickstick
- Filipino
- Kakawate, Cacahuate, Galedupa pungam, Kakaoati, Kakawati, Madre kakau, Madre kakaw, Madre ng kakaw
- Finnish
- Rusotuonenpuu
- Igbo
- Quickstick
- Indonesian
- Gamal
- Javanese
- Klérésédhé
- Malay
- Pokok Bunga Jepun
- Malayalam
- ശീമക്കൊന്ന
- Marathi
- गिरीपुष्प, ग्लिरीसीडीया
- nah
- Cacahuanāntli
- pam
- Madrecaco
- Sinhala
- ග්ලිරිසීඩියා සේපියම්
- Sundanese
- Cebreng
- Tamil
- கிளைரிசிடியா
- Thai
- แคฝรั่ง
Synonyms
- Gliricidia lambii Fernald
- Gliricidia maculata var. multijuga Micheli
- Lonchocarpus rosea (Mill.) DC.
- Lonchocarpus roseus (Mill.) DC.
- Lonchocarpus sepium (Jacq.) DC.
- Millettia luzonensis A.Gray
- Millettia slendidissima sensu Naves, non Blume
- Robinia rosea Marshall
- Robinia rosea Mill.
- Robinia sepium Jacq.
- Robinia variegata Schltdl.
Flowers
- In flower
- January to April (from 343 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Toxicity: Moderate, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Aravinth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: José Javier Barrios Flores, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jyotsna Nag, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Obsidian Soul, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Shawn O'Donnell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: stinger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.